GAMES OF THE XXVI OLYMPIAD, THE {1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS}: DAY 9 {PART 2 OF 6} (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1996 Summer Games of the XXVI Olympiad from Atlanta. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Bob Costas presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights.
Sports commentator Tom Hammond covers the men's 100m track and field semifinal heats: Frank Fredericks (Namibia) wins the first heat with a time of 9.94, followed by Donovan Bailey (Canada) with a time of 10.00 and Michael Marsh (USA) with a time of 10.08. In the second heat, Ato Boldon (Trinidad and Tobago) wins with a time of 9.93, followed by Dennis Mitchell (USA) with a time of 10.00 and Linford Christie (Great Britain) with a time of 10.04.
Hammond highlights a segment on Bailey (Canada) featuring his coach Dan Pfaff.
Sports commentators Dan Hicks, Cynthia Potter and Mary Ann Grabavoy cover the third of four dives in the women's 10m platform event: Fu Mingxia (China) is in first place, Guo Jingjing (China) is in second place, and Becky Ruehl (USA) is in third place.
Hammond highlights a segment on track athletes Michael Johnson (USA) and Butch Reynolds (USA).
Hammond covers the men's 400m track and field quarterfinals: Roger Black (Great Britain) wins the first heat with a time of 44.72, followed by Ibrahim Ismail (Qatar) with a time of 44.96, and Butch Reynolds (USA) with a time of 45.21. In the second heat, Michael Johnson (USA) wins with a time of 44.62.
Hicks highlights a segment with diver Mary Ellen Clark (USA).
Hicks, Potter and Grabavoy cover the final dive of the women's 10m platform semifinals: Fu Mingxia (China) remains in first with 179.94 points, Guo Jingjing (China) holds second with 177.30 points, and Mary Ellen Clark (USA) advances to third with 174.87 points.
Sports commentator Paul Sunderland recaps the semifinal rounds of the men's and women's beach volleyball.
Sports commentator Bill Walton interviews volleyball players Karch Kiraly (USA) and Kent Steffes (USA).
Costas reviews highlights of the woman's beach volleyball competition.
Notable commercials and/or promos include the following: Whoopi Goldberg for MCI; Kim Alexis for Monostat 3; David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, Derek Smalls, Jeffery Vanston and Gregg Bissonette from the band Spinal Tap for IBM.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: July 27, 1996 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 01:00:45
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 112274
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1996, Summer, Atlanta; Olympics; Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Diving, 10m platform women; Track and Field, 400m men; Beach Volleyball, beach volleyball men; Beach Volleyball, beach volleyball women; Track and Field, 100m men
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Hanes apparel
- TV - Commercials - IBM computers
- TV - Commercials - MCI telephone services
- TV - Commercials - Monistat 3 medication
- TV - Commercials - Visa credit cards
CREDITS
- Bob Costas … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Tom Hammond … Sports Commentator
- Dan Hicks … Sports Commentator
- Paul Sunderland … Sports Commentator
- Bill Walton … Sports Commentator
- Cynthia Potter … Sports Commentator
- Mary Ann Grabavoy … Sports Commentator
- Frank Fredericks … Athlete
- Donovan Bailey … Athlete
- Michael Marsh … Athlete
- Ato Boldon … Athlete
- Dennis Mitchell … Athlete
- Linford Christie … Athlete
- Guo Jingjing … Athlete
- Fu Mingxia … Athlete
- Becky Ruehl … Athlete
- Butch Reynolds … Athlete
- Michael Johnson … Athlete
- Ibrahim Ismail … Athlete
- Roger Black … Athlete
- Mary Ellen Clark … Athlete
- Karch Kiraly … Athlete
- Kent Steffes … Athlete
- Dan Pfaff … Coach
- Derek Smalls … Talent, IBM Commercial
- David St.Hubbins … Talent, IBM Commercial
- Nigel Tufnel … Talent, IBM Commercial
- Gregg Bissonette … Talent, IBM Commercial
- Jeffery Vanston … Talent, IBM Commercial
- Whoopi Goldberg … Talent, MCI Commercial
- Kim Alexis … Talent, Monistat 3 Commercial